Week 7 - ATP 250 - Marseille, France - Indoor Hard

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

RE: Week 7 - ATP 250 - Marseille, France - Indoor Hard

paulisi · Tennis legend

There is the break back 4-4.
I've no confidence that Josh can hold his next two serves though.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Josh sneaks though 6-4.

Alex next

greatunclebulgaria · Lower Club Player

fan-dabby-dozy

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
There is the break back 4-4.
I've no confidence that Josh can hold his next two serves though.

Me neither.

And yet he goes one step better and holds AND breaks !

Very nice win, Josh. Hopefully, it'll set the ball rolling for the GB contingent. AND guarantee something for Bob to see tomorrow smile

paulisi · Tennis legend

Bob was hoping to get there to see some play today. Let's hope he caught some of Josh's match.

steven · Tennis legend

I know he'd beaten Jankovits in 3 sets before (2011) but that's an excellent win for Josh

He'll need to beat top Q seed Melzer or alternate Pavic (who's a set up) to get any points but at least he's got some cash for his efforts already.

QR1: Josh Milton WR 368 beat Yannick Jankovits (FRA) WR 328 (= CH) by 6-3 4-6 6-4

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Bob was hoping to get there to see some play today. Let's hope he caught some of Josh's match.

I wouldn't have thought so.

Didn't he say it took 10 hours and he'd be leaving at 6 or 7 in the morning?

He'll definitely get some of the later matches though, and probably all of a couple of them. Very considerate, though, of Josh to have won and guaranteed some Bob interest for tomorrow.

Tennismad95 · Improver

Look at bob in spain twitter account he said he should be there for josh milton match

steven · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
paulisi wrote:
Bob was hoping to get there to see some play today. Let's hope he caught some of Josh's match.

I wouldn't have thought so.
Didn't he say it took 10 hours and he'd be leaving at 6 or 7 in the morning?
He'll definitely get some of the later matches though, and probably all of a couple of them. Very considerate, though, of Josh to have won and guaranteed some Bob interest for tomorrow.

You underestimate his madness wink - he had already nearly made it to Barcelona by 1 am CET and was at the last motorway services before the border just after 6 am, after a couple of hours of sleep (in the car, presumably) between 3 and 5!

scottie1 · Futures level

Milton did not play well against Reister in Glasgow was well beaten 6=16-1 in First round Best of luck in next qualifying round!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

steven wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
paulisi wrote:
Bob was hoping to get there to see some play today. Let's hope he caught some of Josh's match.

I wouldn't have thought so.
Didn't he say it took 10 hours and he'd be leaving at 6 or 7 in the morning?
He'll definitely get some of the later matches though, and probably all of a couple of them. Very considerate, though, of Josh to have won and guaranteed some Bob interest for tomorrow.
You underestimate his madness - he had already nearly made it to Barcelona by 1 am CET and was at the last motorway services before the border just after 6 am, after a couple of hours of sleep (in the car, presumably) between 3 and 5!

I despair !!!!

And stand 100% corrected.

And vow to NEVER underestimate the total tennis devotion (and ability to operate without sleep) of Our Bob ever again smile

Spectator · All-time great

Wow. Hope you get a good night's sleep tonight, BiS ... well deserved.

indiana · Tennis legend

What, with Marcus being 7th on court and Dan S 8th and last ( Alex is 4th ), Bob only needs now to hang around for not too much more than another 10 hours to watch them. A dawdle :)

steven · Tennis legend

Pavic completed the upset against former world no. 8 Melzer, so:

QR2: Josh Milton WR 368 v (Alt) Mate Pavic (CRO) WR 435 (CH 295 in 2013)